This is one of the three large landscape forest block IBAs across northern Pennsylvania that was identified through forest block analysis conducted by the Eastern Forest Project of the National Audubon Society in 2013. It encompasses three smaller (previous) IBAs: Wyoming State Forest - World's End State Park IBA, Ricketts Glen - Creveling Lake IBA and Dutch Mountain Wetlands IBA.
It meets continental B3 criteria at the 24 - 28% tier (rank 3).